This is somewhat off-topic, but there was an interesting documentary on TV yesterday about how some manufacturers, notably Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen and Mercedes create their interior plastics out of maize starch mixed with other renewable resources. The process is apparently quite environmentally friendly and uses less energy in contrast to the industry standard of relying on crude oil to create plastics.

This is somewhat off-topic, but there was an interesting documentary on TV yesterday about how some manufacturers, notably Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen and Mercedes create their interior plastics out of maize starch mixed with other renewable resources. The process is apparently quite environmentally friendly and uses less energy in contrast to the industry standard of relying on crude oil to create plastics.

__________________Haruhiko Tanahashi(Chief engineer):"when I was thinking of the LFA's character I was thinking of the whole women. A woman can be passionate and elegant, but she is also capable of being quite exciting and has a need to be dominated"